{"product_id":"500ml-homemade-chicken-stock","title":"500ml Homemade Chicken Stock","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eChicken stock made from the bones, feet and carcasses of pasture-raised, non-GMO chickens. Simmered slowly with onion, carrot, celery and herbs. No preservatives, no flavour enhancers, no additives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the stock\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eReal chicken stock looks nothing like what comes in a cube. When it's cold it sets into a soft wobble — that's the gelatine from the bones, slow-cooked into the liquid. When it's warm, it has a quiet depth of flavour that doesn't need salt to carry it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe chickens this comes from spent their lives outside, eating grass, bugs and non-GMO feed. That shows up in the stock. The colour is deeper, the flavour is cleaner, and the gelatine content is higher than anything mass-produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAs a drinking broth:\u003c\/strong\u003e warm a cup with a pinch of salt and a crack of pepper. On cold mornings. When someone's getting sick. When dinner's a long way off.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe base of any soup:\u003c\/strong\u003e chicken noodle, butternut, lentil, minestrone — stock is what separates a soup that tastes homemade from one that tastes like a supermarket packet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRisotto, pap, mash:\u003c\/strong\u003e cook rice, pap or potato in stock instead of water. Everything you add it to tastes richer without needing to try.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePan sauce:\u003c\/strong\u003e after roasting chicken or searing a steak, deglaze the pan with a splash of stock. Reduce. Spoon over the meat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTaste before salting whatever you add it to. Real stock has its own depth already.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStorage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eKeep refrigerated and use within 5 days of opening. Freezes well — pour into an ice tray for the small amounts you need in sauces, or into containers for soup bases. Will keep frozen for 3 months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIf a jelly-like layer forms on top in the fridge, that's rendered fat. Skim it off and keep it — chicken fat is excellent for roasting potatoes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orchard Food","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50755805118689,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/2814\/8705\/files\/500mlBoneBroth_82d9047d-628d-4f02-aad0-36ecbccae738.png?v=1791271719","url":"https:\/\/www.orchardfood.co.za\/products\/500ml-homemade-chicken-stock","provider":"Orchard Food","version":"1.0","type":"link"}